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NCAA D3 Basketball Programs in Illinois

23 NCAA D3 programs in Illinois across 6 conferences, with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin the largest at 7. Every program lists its head coach, and the recruiting contact is on file behind each school page.

New to this? Read how to get recruited for college basketball to find your level, then how to email college coaches before you work this list. Program data maintained by the College Basketball Recruit team.

Augustana CollegeCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin · Rock IslandAurora UniversityNorthern Athletics Collegiate Conference · AuroraBenedictine UniversityNorthern Athletics Collegiate Conference · LisleBlackburn CollegeSt. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · CarlinvilleConcordia University ChicagoNorthern Athletics Collegiate Conference · River ForestDominican UniversityNorthern Athletics Collegiate Conference · River ForestElmhurst UniversityCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin · ElmhurstEureka CollegeSt. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · EurekaGreenville UniversitySt. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · GreenvilleIllinois CollegeMidwest Conference · JacksonvilleIllinois Institute of TechnologyNorthern Athletics Collegiate Conference · ChicagoIllinois Wesleyan UniversityCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin · BloomingtonKnox CollegeMidwest Conference · GalesburgLake Forest CollegeMidwest Conference · Lake ForestMillikin UniversityCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin · DecaturMonmouth CollegeMidwest Conference · MonmouthMoody Bible InstituteChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference · ChicagoNorth Central CollegeCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin · NapervilleNorth Park UniversityCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin · ChicagoPrincipia CollegeSt. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · ElsahRockford UniversityNorthern Athletics Collegiate Conference · RockfordUniversity of ChicagoUniversity Athletic Association · ChicagoWheaton CollegeCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin · Wheaton

Illinois at other levels

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